Shoe heel



" March 30,1926. 1,578,261

.LHf BURGERv snor: HEEL Filed Sept. 26, 1925 INVENTOR fcihnfurger Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. BURGER, 0F EVERGREEN, NEW YORK.

SHOE

Application nled Septemberl To all whom t may cof/wem.'

Be it known that I, JOHN H. BURGER, a citizen .of the United States of America, and a resident of Evergreen, Long Island, county of Queens, and State of New York, have invented 'certain newand useful Improvements in Shoe Heels, of which the following is a specification.

In certa1n""classes of foot-wear, f or in stance,r for burial shoesand house slippers,

the matter of appearance is of more importance than that of wearing quality.

The objects of this invention are to provide a heel suited to the above or other like uses, which will answer requirements in the matter of appearance, but which will be inexpensive, easy to manufacture and adaptable to different requirements in the matters of color, shape, etc.

These objects are attained by means of a wooden heel turned entirely in one piece, made of the full heel-height as distinguished from ordinar wooden heels, grooved about the lower en to give the impression of an attached top lift and painted in one or more colors to complete the impression of a covered wooden heel with attached top lift.

Other features of the'invention. will appear as the specification proceeds.

The accompanying drawing formingy part of this specification illustrates a practical embodiment of the invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view', land Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view lof the completed heel.

As shown in Fi ure 2, the entire heel consists of but -a single block of wood 3, turned'to the requisite heel shape and size. This heel block, however, differs from the' conventional wooden heel in that it is made of the full heel height instead of being reduced in height an amount equal to the thickness of the usual top lift.

This full height heel block, turned to the requisite shape, is impressed or out with a groove 4 about the lower end of the same approximately the thickness of a top lift about the bottom. This groove is relatively shallow and may be substantially U-shaped in cross section.

The lower edge or rim of the block is shown formed with an outwardly rounded bead 5 which, with the groove 4, completes the impression of a top lift applied to the bottom of an ordinary wooden heel. -The bottom of the block may be punched or HEEL.

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otherwise marked to give the impression of brad or screw heads fastening a toplift in place, as at 11 and 12, or actual nails and screws may be used.

The turning, grooving and beading of the heel block'may be` ell'ected as separate operatlon's or may be performed with the same machine and as parts all of one general operation.

A covered-heel effect is attained by smoothing the block and painting the same to suit requirements. side portion 6 may be painted in one color to resemble a wooden heel 'covered with the usual leather, Celluloid, satin or other covering, the breast portion 7 and the bottom 8 may be painted in a color resembling leather and the edge of the top lift portion 9 may be painted black or suitably colored to match the cover coloring 'at-6.

The block may be finished with the usual heel seat l0 in the top thereof so that it may be secured after the manner of ordinary wooden heels.

The invention, it will be seen, makes it possibleto supply very inexpensively, heels having the appearance of the usual covered wooden heels withleather top lifts and to furnish them on order in practically any-desired color-combinations. These heels, -furthermore, are relatively light and s'uh'iciently durable for the purpose of house slippers and the like. The groove which marks the top lift section of the heel may be varied in depth and width to accentuate or otherwise As an example, the i modify this line of demarkation in accordance with diiferent requirements.

7What is claimed is:

l. A shoe heel of the character disclosed, comprising a turned one piece wooden heel of the full finished heel height having a groove about the side of the same positioned above the bottom of the block a distance approximately equal to the thickness of a top lift, said one piece heel block being painted above the groove to resemble a covered wooden heel and below the groove to resemble a top lift vattached to a covered wooden heel.

2. A shoe heel of the character disclosed, comprising a turned one piece wooden heel of the full finished heel height having a groove about the side of the same positioned above the bottom of the block a distance approximately equal to the thickness of a top lift, said one piece heel block being painted'above the groove to resemble a covered'wooden heel and below the groove to resemble Va top lift attached to' a covered Wooden heel and a bead about the lower edge of the top lift section.

. 3. A shoe heel of the character disclosed, comprising a turned one, piece wooden heel of the full finished heel height having a groove about the side of the same positioned above the4 bottom of the block a distance approximately equal to the thickness of a top lift, said one piece heel block being painted above the groove to resemble a covered Wooden heel and below the groove to. resemble a top lift attached to a covered wooden heel, the groove and painting being extendmately the thickness of a top 1heel With attached top lift.

4. A shoe heel of the character disclosed comprising a turned one piece wooden heel' of the full finished heel height painted to resemble a finished heel and having a marking about the side of the same approxilift above the bottom of the block simulating the appearance of a top lift attached to a Wooden heel inished according to the usual methods of finishing standard Wooden heels.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st da of September, 1925.

J HN H. BURGER. 

